Origins of the Lowis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 96Isle of ManYorkshire 63East Midlands 125West Midlands 9East 24London 55South East 27South West 36South Wales 6Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lowises lived in east-midlands

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    590 Lowis Travel & migration records
    4,700 Lowises found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Lowises

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    Commmon female occupations for Lowises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    House Servant

    17

    Housekeeper

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    House Keeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Lowises in 1921

    Farmer

    60

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Farmers Son

    16

    Farmer's Son

    12

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